donjon

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However, both donjon and dungeon originally referred to and still refer to, secondarily, a castle keep.

From Slate • Sep. 25, 2017

Turning to Google, I learned that the English word dungeon emerged several centuries ago from the French donjon, which in turn is thought to have descended from dominio, which is Latin for lord or master.

From Slate • Sep. 25, 2017

Oldest part of the grim little hamlet was a "broch tower": a crude donjon keep.

From Time Magazine Archive

But even while dreading this, he saw the Serbian national colors flying from the donjon of Marko's castle.

From Serbia: A Sketch by Reed, Helen Leah

There was also the donjon keep, and the remains of a fosse; but all the rest of this feudal castle had been unceremoniously carted away, to erect cowsheds and pig-styes with it.

From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon